Paper fruit-container.



0. E. SMITH.

PAPER FRUIT CONTAINER.

APPLICATION EILED MAY 3.191s.

Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

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ONA E. SMITH, OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

PAPER FRUIT-CONTAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented (Dot. 5, 1915.

Application filed May 3, 19,15. Serial No. 25,533.

Tdallwhom it may concern;

Be it known that I, ONA E. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, and resident of San Jose, in the county of Santa Clara, and State of California, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in "I Paper Fruit-Containers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to plaited paper fruit containers for preserving fruit, and

Y the object of my invention is to produce a receptacle of the-character mentioned reinforced'in such a manner as to make it capable of holding jellies, preserves, etc., when said receptacle is sealed with para'flin.

In the drawings,--Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved paper fruit container. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary section through the upper portion of my container.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 indicates a plaited paper container which has been rendered impervious toliqui ds by coating the same with paraflin, the upper edge of said container 1 having an outwardly curving lip as shown at 2. Y

At 3 is indicated preserved fruit in container 1 covered witha layer of parafiin 4. The paraffin 1 is poured upon the surface of fruit 3 while hot and in a liquid state. The hot paraflin coming in contact with the sides of container 1 meltsthe paraflin coating'of the same and thereby, upon solidifying, becomes an integral part of said container. If no reinforcement is used the container will spread at the top thereby destroying the original shape of the container and making Having thus described my inverition, what I I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,-

The combination with a paraflined plaited paper fruit container having an outwardly curving upper edge of an elastic band positioned around said container a distance be-' low said upper edge.

In testimonywhereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in presence of two subscribing witnesses. ONA E. SMITH.

Witnesses:

' H. J; B. WRIGHT, C. D. HARVEY. 

